Butachimie Adds Capacity for Adiponitrile, HMD

AUTHOR(S)

Scott, Alex

PUB. DATE

December 1999

SOURCE

Chemical Week;12/8/1999, Vol. 161 Issue 47, p22

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the planned investment of Rhodia company and DuPont company in adiponitrile (ADN) plant of Butachimie in France. Increasing capacity of the plant; Plans of Butachimie to increase production of hexamethylene diamine (HMD); Objectives of the investment.

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